Estudios de casos e investigación

During adolescence, young people face physical, emotional, and behavioural changes and often make choices relating to their sexual and reproductive health.

This study of teenage pregnancy in Africa sets out to document the status, prevalence, drivers and consequences of teenage pregnancy across the continent. It makes use of a desk-based review of available secondary data and case studies from selected countries.

The paper emphasizes the need for sustainable financial solutions and collaborative efforts involving international financial institutions, donors and innovative financing schemes to bridge the funding gap and ensure the long-term success of school meal programmes in West Africa.

There is a major political commitment at the European Union level to providing good quality sexuality education in schools.

Childhood and adolescence are crucial periods for developing one’s awareness of sexuality. Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) during these stages is essential for overall growth, fostering healthy self-concepts, and addressing diverse sexual issues among children and adolescents globally.

In this note, we explore whether bans have contributed to changing prevalence of, and support for, corporal punishment in low- and middle-income countries across time. Our analysis provides four main findings.

This report embarks on an in-depth exploration of the HGSF landscape across the 15 ECOWAS countries in West Africa. It seeks to map the evolution of HGSF programs amidst various global crises, particularly since the last Landscape Analysis in 2020.

Children have a right to Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). A key place for this to occur is in schools, and teachers’ comfort and competence in teaching is critical to delivering high-quality CSE.

For over a century, countries have implemented school meals programmes to support pupils’ well-being, promote school attendance and academic performance, and provide a strong return on investment for their economies and future human capital.

In 2019, there were 21 million pregnancies among adolescents aged 15–19 years globally; close to half of these pregnancies were unintended.